Fencing-strand



(No Model.)

W. E. & E. F. HATHAWA-Y & A. B. WOOD'ARD.

FENCING STRAND.

No. 433,940. Patented Aug. 12; 1890.

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UNITED STATES- TILLIAM E. HATHAVAY, EDGAR F. HATHAWVAY, AND ALONZO B. \VOODARD,

ATENT OFFICE.

OF HORNELLSVILLE, NE\V YORK.

FENC'lNG-STRAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 433,940, dated August 12, 1890. Application filed October 24, 1889. $erial No. 328,059. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM E. HATHA- WAY, EDGAR F. HATHAWAY', and ALoNzo B. WVOODARD, citizens of the United States, residing at Hornellsville, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fencing- Strands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to ornamental wire fencing, and has for its object to provide a new and improved fencing-strand, by the employment of which in the erection of a fence a novel, durable, substantial, and embellished structure is produced.

To such end the invention consists in a fencing-strand composed of two serpentine wires crossing alternately under and over each other at intervals to form a series of successive loops, and a wire or wires laced lengthwise through the loops parallel to the median line of thelatter and under and over the crossing portions of the loop, forming serpentine wires.

The invention also consists in a fencingstrand composed of two serpentine wires relatively arranged to form a series of successive loops, and two pairs of wires arranged substantially parallel, with the members of each pair spirally wound or twisted together and extending longitudinally across the loops.

The invention also consists in a fencingstrand composed of two serpentine wires crossing alternately under and over each other at intervals to form a series of successive loops, and two pairs of wires arranged substantially parallel, with the members of each pair spirally wound or twisted together and interlocked with the serpentine wires in juxtaposition to the points where the latter cross.

The invention is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a fencing-strand embodying our invent-ion, and Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a modified construction.

In order to enable those skilled in the art to make and use our invention, we will now describe the same in detail, referring to the drawings, wherein- The numerals 1 and 2 indicate two serpenof the oblong loops, and each longitudinal 6o wire is laced through the loops alternately under and over the serpentine wires in juxtaposition to their crossing portions 4 and 5. The members comprising each pair of longitudinal wires are shown spirally wound or twisted together across each loop, and the serpentine wires at near their crossing portions 4 and 5 pass between the two spirally wound or twisted wires of each pair, thereby interlocking the loops with the longitudinal wires. We show the two pairs of Wires 6 and 7 as arranged parallel; but a slight deviation from parallelism would not depart from the spirit of our invention.

It will be observed that each one of the wires 6 and 7 is laced through the oblong loops 3-that is, each wire alternately passes under and over the serpentine wires in juxtaposition to their crossing portions 4 and 5- and therefore we desire to cover by our claim the employment of a single longitudinal wire; but the two pairs of longitudinal wires spirally twisted or Wound, as shown and described, constitute the preferred and superior construction. The wires of each pair may be twisted together with what is known as a close twist, as shown in Fig. 1, or the said wires may be twisted together with what is known as a loose or long twist, as shown in Fig. 2.

The invention provides a desirable fencingstrand for the erection of durable, substantial, and ornamental fences, gates, or other structures.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is- 1. A fencing-strand consisting of two serpentine wires crossing each other at intervals to form a series of successive curvilinear loops, and a longitudinal wire strand extending through the loops on a line substantially parallel to their median line and engaging the crossing portions of the serpentine wires, substantially as described.

2. A fencing-strand consisting of two serpentine wires crossing each other at intervals to form a series of successive loops, and a pair of wires twisted together, extending longitudinally through the loops, and engaged with the crossing portions of the serpentine wires, substantially as described.

3. A fencing-strand composed of two serpentine wires relatively arranged to form a series of successive loops, and two pairs of wires arranged substantially parallel, with the members of each pair spirally wound or twisted together and extendinglongitudinally across the loops, substantially as described.

4. A fencing-strand composed of two ser- \VILLIAM E. HATHAWAY. EDGAR F. HATHAWVAY. ALONZO B. \VOODARD.

Witnesses:

CHARLES F. KEYSER, S. H. CRANE. 

